"USB connections make snooping easy"
Researchers at the University of Adelaide reveal that USB connections are more insecure than previously thought as they have discovered that this common interface is vulnerable to information leakage. Over 90% of the large variety of computers and external USB hubs examined by researchers, were found to leak information to an external USB device. Sensitive information could be captured with the plugging of a malicious or compromised device into adjacent ports on a USB hub. This article further discusses the discovery of this USB vulnerability and the security of USB connections.
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